Odisha: Five baby orangutans found in India forest spark trafficking investigation
- Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.
- Photographs and videos widely shared online show the young apes sitting together on the forest floor and eating bananas, thousands of kilometres from the tropical rainforests where they belong.
- The critically endangered apes are found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia.
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- Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.
- Photographs and videos widely shared online show the young apes sitting together on the forest floor and eating bananas, thousands of kilometres from the tropical rainforests where they belong.
- The critically endangered apes are found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Sources: BBC News